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Desecrated Tomb

Desecrated Tomb

Artifact$1.97

Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying.

colorlessLegal in Commander

Is

Does

Makes tokens

Combos 9

  • Desecrated Tomb + Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers

    Mana needed: 1,771 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {1}. Repeat.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    Mana needed: 943 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a creature card in hand and a creature card in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite colored mana

    765 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding one mana of any color. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {B}. When the creature dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Phyrexian Altar + Bloodsoaked Champion

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers

    Mana needed: 347 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have attacked this turn.

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion, adding {B}. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {1}. Repeat.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Phyrexian Altar + Cult Conscript

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers

    Mana needed: 334 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    A non-Skeleton creature has died under your control this turn.

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cult Conscript, adding {B}. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {1}. Repeat.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Gollum, Patient Plotter + Skirge Familiar

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    31 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Gollum, adding {B}. Activate Gollum by paying {B} and sacrificing a creature, returning Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Sage of the Falls + Golgari Thug

    • Infinite self-mill

    6 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to cause a non-Human creature to enter the battlefield under your control.

    Steps

    Cause a non-Human creature to enter the battlefield under your control. Sage of the Falls triggers, causing you to mill four cards, return Golgari Thug from your graveyard to your hand, and discard Golgari Thug. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a 1/1 Bat creature token. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Sage of the Falls + Necroplasm

    • Infinite self-mill
    • Near-infinite creature tokens

    2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to cause a non-Human creature to enter the battlefield under your control.

    Steps

    Cause a non-Human creature to enter the battlefield under your control. Sage of the Falls triggers, causing you to mill two cards, return Necroplasm from your graveyard to your hand, and discard Necroplasm. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a 1/1 Bat creature token. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Desecrated Tomb + Gollum, Patient Plotter + Mind Over Matter

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    1 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a permanent that can tap to produce at least {B}. You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate a permanent by tapping it, adding at least {B}. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Gollum, untapping the permanent. Activate Gollum by paying {B} and sacrificing a creature, returning Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.

Best commanders

Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.

  1. Quina, Qu GourmetDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Quina, Qu Gourmet sacrifices your creatures.
  2. Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens, which Chatterfang, Squirrel General can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
  3. Mondrak, Glory DominusDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Mondrak, Glory Dominus doubles tokens.
  4. Peregrin TookDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Peregrin Took doubles tokens.
  5. Bartolomé del PresidioDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Bartolomé del Presidio sacrifices your creatures.
  6. Evereth, Viceroy of PlunderDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder sacrifices your creatures.
  7. Shilgengar, Sire of FamineDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Shilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices your creatures.
  8. Shattergang BrothersDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Shattergang Brothers sacrifices your creatures.
  9. Hammerhead, Maggia BossDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Hammerhead, Maggia Boss sacrifices your creatures.
  10. Ghave, Guru of SporesDesecrated Tomb makes creature tokens and Ghave, Guru of Spores sacrifices your creatures.

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